Why am I so nervous? I wasn't even this nervous when we told Maggie. Abby must be more nervous too because she squeezed my hand before we walked in...
"Hey guys! Why are you here, Carter?"
"Nice to see you too, Jing Mei."
"Is this your first day back?"
"No, I was here yesterday."
"Oh, no wonder I didn't see you. Wait, you're not supposed to be on till later. Who are you trying to impress?"
"No one..."
"You might want to go home. There is NOTHING to do right now. Can you believe that NO ONE is in the emergency room?"
That's good for us..."So what's everybody doing?"
"Playing poker."
"No, really, what's everyone doing?"
"Playing poker in Exam 1. Really, they are."
"Ok..."
"Abby, you're awfully quiet. Are you on?"
"Yeah, at two."
"Oh."
Ok, remember why you're here..."So everyone's playing poker?"
"Yup."
"Then why aren't you there?"
Why didn't I ask that?
"Thanks for reminding me, I'm getting cups for coffee."
"Oh." Let's stay in there until she comes back and...
"Go sit down and enjoy yourselves. It's just like a party...just at a hospital..."
"I'm not going to stay too long because I gotta come back later but I'll stay for a little." We are here for a reason.
"Abby, is something wrong? You are being TOO quiet."
"No, I'm just listening."
She's probably nervous too...
"Jing Mei! Hurry up! We want coffee!"
"Would you tell them that I'm coming."
"Sure. Come on Carter."
She called me Carter... "Carter?"
"Well if I called you John, she would have assumed something. She already thinks something's going on."
"Right. Hey guys!"
"Carter, what are you doing here so early? And Abby, you're late."
"No, we were here for a little while."
"That still doesn't explain why you're here, Carter."
"I just wanted to be around my friends."
"Ok..."
"Back."
"Thank God! Coffee!"
"You act like you've never had it before, Susan." Ok, we have Susan, Jing Mei, Elizabeth, Kerry... all girls, great... how to start...
"So...what's the real reason you're here?"
That's a good enough opening for me... "No reason really..." I hope I didn't make Abby mad. Wonderful, they're all staring at me, including Abby... "...except for the fact th..."
"We're getting married!"
She could have let me finish... Ok, why won't they say anything? "Well..."
"It's about time, Carter. You've been wanting this from the first day you saw her. So have you Abby."
Was it THAT obvious? I mean, really...
"Ok, give me the money. Come on, pay up. I knew it!"
"That's no fair, Susan! You saw them yesterday, I didn't."
"So, you shouldn't have guessed next year."
"I say WITHIN the next year!"
"You said, and I quote 'I say it'll happen in the next 3 months to a year.' unquote. You didn't say anything about it being this soon. We only said it a month ago."
"I was close."
"Elizabeth, you said not until next year at least. I'm the closest, I win. So pay up!"
What are they talking about...
"Umm...if you don't mind me asking, what the heck are you guys talking about!?"
I swear she can read my mind...
"Oh...umm...nothing. Forget it. We're so happy for you. So how did he do it?"
I am NEVER going to live this down...
"Well, he took me home so I could get dressed, we went to this really fancy French place, and like in the middle of our dinner, he stood up on the the chair, got everyone's attention, told everyone that he loves me, then got down on one knee and proposed in front of everyone."
"Aww, so romantic. That it? You didn't kiss her, Carter?"
Oww, did she HAVE to hit my arm...
"The rest is for us to know and for you to never find out."
She HAD to make it sound like we did something last night...
"Ok, didn't need to know that. DO NOT want those pictures in my mind..."
And I don't want them having any pictures in their minds. "She didn't say we did anything, she just didn't deny it."
"News flash Carter, that ALWAYS means something happened."
"Not really..."
"Umm...if you don't mind, I really think we should talk about something other than me and John's sex life."
"So they have a sex life now."
"And she called him John."
See? All girls. Wonderful. "Hey Abby, don't feed the animals."
"That was harsh."
"It's what you get, Susan, all of you, except Kerry."
"Hey! What about her!?"
"She didn't say anything. Plus she wasn't talking about whatever it was you were talking about when you found out about our engagement. What were you talking about anyway?"
"Nothing...John. Abby, how can you do that?"
"What?"
"Call him John? I can't do it. I tried when he first started but it didn't feel right. I even called him Carter when we were dating."
"Well, don't you think it'll be a little weird to be calling him Carter when we're married? I mean, I'll be Carter too..."
"We are all weird around here. And no, not really. Carol was going to."
"What?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. You weren't here when she almost married Tag. None of you were."
"Oh, that guy."
"How do you know about Tag?"
"John."
"Oh. You tell her everything, Carter?"
"Pretty much Susan..." Wait, this can't be everybody. There has to be other people here. They couldn't just have scheduled 4 doctors and a nurse. I mean, Abby's a great at her job but there needs to be more than one nurse. Last time Carol was the only nurse working... "Jing Mei, I thought you said everybody was in here."
"They were."
"Yeah, then they went in the other room to do something else. Poker got boring, plus they were all losing."
So they are other people on. "They?"
"Oh yeah. Who's here? Haleh, Lydia, Chuny, Malik and Jerry. And none of um can play poker."
"Oh, guess we gotta make another annoncement..."
"Yeah, if we'd known you were gonna tell us you got engaged then we woulda made um stay a little longer."
Ok, guess we'd better go tell them too...
"Can you believe no one's here. We got rid of everybody over an hour ago."
"Usually everybody's here on Saturday..."
"Come on Abby, let's..."
"Guys, 10 car pile up. Two mintues away."
"How many, Jerry?"
"Don't know. 10+. Mercy's full so we're getting all of um."
Great. "You spoke too soon Susan."
"Carter, what time do you get on?"
"6."
"It's 3:30, close enough."
"What!?"
"You're helping us."
No. "I'm not on for another 2 1/2 hours."
"You shouldn't have stayed so long, John. You knew you could get sucked in."
"I know but..."
"Stop talking lovebirds and help us get ready for this. And don't make this a repeat of yesterday."
Yeah, don't want that to happen...
"Get ready, here they come..."
"Hey guys! Why are you here, Carter?"
"Nice to see you too, Jing Mei."
"Is this your first day back?"
"No, I was here yesterday."
"Oh, no wonder I didn't see you. Wait, you're not supposed to be on till later. Who are you trying to impress?"
"No one..."
"You might want to go home. There is NOTHING to do right now. Can you believe that NO ONE is in the emergency room?"
That's good for us..."So what's everybody doing?"
"Playing poker."
"No, really, what's everyone doing?"
"Playing poker in Exam 1. Really, they are."
"Ok..."
"Abby, you're awfully quiet. Are you on?"
"Yeah, at two."
"Oh."
Ok, remember why you're here..."So everyone's playing poker?"
"Yup."
"Then why aren't you there?"
Why didn't I ask that?
"Thanks for reminding me, I'm getting cups for coffee."
"Oh." Let's stay in there until she comes back and...
"Go sit down and enjoy yourselves. It's just like a party...just at a hospital..."
"I'm not going to stay too long because I gotta come back later but I'll stay for a little." We are here for a reason.
"Abby, is something wrong? You are being TOO quiet."
"No, I'm just listening."
She's probably nervous too...
"Jing Mei! Hurry up! We want coffee!"
"Would you tell them that I'm coming."
"Sure. Come on Carter."
She called me Carter... "Carter?"
"Well if I called you John, she would have assumed something. She already thinks something's going on."
"Right. Hey guys!"
"Carter, what are you doing here so early? And Abby, you're late."
"No, we were here for a little while."
"That still doesn't explain why you're here, Carter."
"I just wanted to be around my friends."
"Ok..."
"Back."
"Thank God! Coffee!"
"You act like you've never had it before, Susan." Ok, we have Susan, Jing Mei, Elizabeth, Kerry... all girls, great... how to start...
"So...what's the real reason you're here?"
That's a good enough opening for me... "No reason really..." I hope I didn't make Abby mad. Wonderful, they're all staring at me, including Abby... "...except for the fact th..."
"We're getting married!"
She could have let me finish... Ok, why won't they say anything? "Well..."
"It's about time, Carter. You've been wanting this from the first day you saw her. So have you Abby."
Was it THAT obvious? I mean, really...
"Ok, give me the money. Come on, pay up. I knew it!"
"That's no fair, Susan! You saw them yesterday, I didn't."
"So, you shouldn't have guessed next year."
"I say WITHIN the next year!"
"You said, and I quote 'I say it'll happen in the next 3 months to a year.' unquote. You didn't say anything about it being this soon. We only said it a month ago."
"I was close."
"Elizabeth, you said not until next year at least. I'm the closest, I win. So pay up!"
What are they talking about...
"Umm...if you don't mind me asking, what the heck are you guys talking about!?"
I swear she can read my mind...
"Oh...umm...nothing. Forget it. We're so happy for you. So how did he do it?"
I am NEVER going to live this down...
"Well, he took me home so I could get dressed, we went to this really fancy French place, and like in the middle of our dinner, he stood up on the the chair, got everyone's attention, told everyone that he loves me, then got down on one knee and proposed in front of everyone."
"Aww, so romantic. That it? You didn't kiss her, Carter?"
Oww, did she HAVE to hit my arm...
"The rest is for us to know and for you to never find out."
She HAD to make it sound like we did something last night...
"Ok, didn't need to know that. DO NOT want those pictures in my mind..."
And I don't want them having any pictures in their minds. "She didn't say we did anything, she just didn't deny it."
"News flash Carter, that ALWAYS means something happened."
"Not really..."
"Umm...if you don't mind, I really think we should talk about something other than me and John's sex life."
"So they have a sex life now."
"And she called him John."
See? All girls. Wonderful. "Hey Abby, don't feed the animals."
"That was harsh."
"It's what you get, Susan, all of you, except Kerry."
"Hey! What about her!?"
"She didn't say anything. Plus she wasn't talking about whatever it was you were talking about when you found out about our engagement. What were you talking about anyway?"
"Nothing...John. Abby, how can you do that?"
"What?"
"Call him John? I can't do it. I tried when he first started but it didn't feel right. I even called him Carter when we were dating."
"Well, don't you think it'll be a little weird to be calling him Carter when we're married? I mean, I'll be Carter too..."
"We are all weird around here. And no, not really. Carol was going to."
"What?"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. You weren't here when she almost married Tag. None of you were."
"Oh, that guy."
"How do you know about Tag?"
"John."
"Oh. You tell her everything, Carter?"
"Pretty much Susan..." Wait, this can't be everybody. There has to be other people here. They couldn't just have scheduled 4 doctors and a nurse. I mean, Abby's a great at her job but there needs to be more than one nurse. Last time Carol was the only nurse working... "Jing Mei, I thought you said everybody was in here."
"They were."
"Yeah, then they went in the other room to do something else. Poker got boring, plus they were all losing."
So they are other people on. "They?"
"Oh yeah. Who's here? Haleh, Lydia, Chuny, Malik and Jerry. And none of um can play poker."
"Oh, guess we gotta make another annoncement..."
"Yeah, if we'd known you were gonna tell us you got engaged then we woulda made um stay a little longer."
Ok, guess we'd better go tell them too...
"Can you believe no one's here. We got rid of everybody over an hour ago."
"Usually everybody's here on Saturday..."
"Come on Abby, let's..."
"Guys, 10 car pile up. Two mintues away."
"How many, Jerry?"
"Don't know. 10+. Mercy's full so we're getting all of um."
Great. "You spoke too soon Susan."
"Carter, what time do you get on?"
"6."
"It's 3:30, close enough."
"What!?"
"You're helping us."
No. "I'm not on for another 2 1/2 hours."
"You shouldn't have stayed so long, John. You knew you could get sucked in."
"I know but..."
"Stop talking lovebirds and help us get ready for this. And don't make this a repeat of yesterday."
Yeah, don't want that to happen...
"Get ready, here they come..."